When making changes to the original file linked to a symbolic link, does the link itself change automatically?

A symbolic link (symlink) is a separate file that contains the path to another file or directory. When the content of the original file that the symlink points to changes, the link itself does not change because it only stores the path, not the content.

That is, if you edit the original file, changes are reflected when accessed through the symlink because the link points to that file. But if you replace or move the original file, the symlink remains the same and can become a 'broken' link (pointing to a non-existent path). To update the path in the symlink, it needs to be recreated or explicitly modified.